HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 03/15/1995 - MINUTES
Village of Elk Grove Village
Board of Health
March 15, 1995
The regular meeting of the Elk Grove Village Board of Health was called to
order by Chairman Christie at 7:05 p.m. at the Charles J. Zettek Municipal
Building, Room C.
Board Members Present Board Members Absent
James Christie, Chairman John Bosslet
Susan Baker Ray DePalma
Dr. Charles Boyajian Dr. John Kelly
Kelly Clancy Dr. Harold Labinsky
Ray Dean
Bart Dill Staff Present
David Dopp
Steve Curatti, Village Sanitarian
Guest
Lois Colaprete
1. Minutes of the February 15, 1995 meeting were approved.
2. The Board offered their sincere condolences as they recognized the
passing of Dr. Kelly's father.
3. Mr. Dill questioned whether or not air travelers should be educated
on the issue of TB exposure during air travel. Elk Grove Village is
in close proximity to the airport. Perhaps the Health Department
should consider distributing educational pamphlets on TB to local
travel agencies, the Elk Grove Library and the Village Newsletter.
Dr. Boyajian offered to research the issue of TB exposure during air
travel. Any findings will be discussed during the next Board of
Health meeting.
4. The Board briefly reviewed the Board of Health minutes from the Village
of Schaumburg's January 1995 meeting. Chairman Christie encouraged
Board members to further review and compare our minutes to
Schaumburg's minutes. Comments will be discussed at the next Board of
Health meeting.
The Board of Health inquired about the distribution of the agenda and
minutes of the Board of Health. They would like them to be distributed
to the President and Board of Trustees, as well as the Village Manager
and appropriate staff. The list of those receiving copies will be noted at
the end of the agenda and minutes.
5. Coordinator's Report - February 1995
- Immunization Clinic - 42 children received 73 shots at the February 15th
Clinic.
- Smoking Policy -The Village Board should be making a decision on the
Smoking Policy at their March. 14th meeting.
- Ordinance Change - Changes to the Building Maintenance Code which
will involve the Health Department in making inspections and enforce
ordinances related to Health.
- Budget - Hearings are set for March 16th in meeting rooms A, B and C
of the Village Hall.
6. Sanitarians' Report - February 1995
Routine Inspections
New Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Day Care Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Day Care Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Food Vending Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Food Delivery Trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Food Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Microwave Oven Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Retail Food Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Retail Food Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Shopping Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recycling Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Miscellaneous Inspections and Contacts . . . . 34
Total Routine Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Complaint Inspections
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Grass and Weeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Insects/Rodents/Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Water/Sewage Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Yardwaste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Miscellaneous Inspections and Ccntacts . . . . 29
Total Complaints . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . . . . 54
Citations P tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Citations CC tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Grand Total Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Various question's arose from the Sanitarians' Report. Mr. Dill questioned
whether the Health Department Inspectors are audited annually by an internal
or external agency. Perhaps there should be a form of checks and balances to
ensure that all necessary inspections are performed as routinely required.
Chairman Christie asked that the Health Department provide a record of all
inspection routinely required and all inspections performed annually over the
past several years. This record should also point out the increases in
inspections to be performed over each year shown. This report will aid in
determining the current need for additional staff in our inspectional services.
Mr. Dopp requested that the future Sanitarians' Reports indicate when a food
service inspection has been made "final".
Mr. Dill questioned whether or not the Park District services are inspected by
the Health Department or some other inspection service. The Health
Department currently inspects summer food concessions and swimming pools,
however, there is some controversy over the inspection of the Pavilion Fitness
Center. Chairman Christie suggested that the Village encourage the Park
District to accept the benefit from our inspectional services and knowledge.
7. Nurse's Report - February 1995
TB Screenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Education (attendees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Community Patient Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Public Immunizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Loan Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Grand Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
A St. Xavier nursing student will be doing a 60 hour clinical with the nurse.
An increasing number of 911 calls from. Seniors preempted an educational
presentation to seniors at the Hattendorf Center. The subject was "when to
call 911". At the last food service employee TB screening an unusual situation
occurred. 60% of the employees at one facility were positive. Close follow-up
will continue at this facility until all results of x-rays have been submitted to
the Health Department.
A meeting with a durable medical equipment company provided the nurse with
information on new products that could be used by her patients. Hopefully, a
product show will be given locally so the nurse could attend and keep abreast
of new products.
The Board of Health observed in the nurse's report the high incidence of
positives at one food service facility. They requested better clarification on
future TB screening reports. They felt this should be brought to the Board of
Health's attention immediately.
Dr. Boyajian moved to have those individuals in the 60% positive food facility
who tested negative to be retested in 12 weeks. Dave Dopp seconded the
motion. It was passed unanimously.
The Board of Health would also like to know the policy and procedures in a
situation of high incidence positives.
Dr. Boyajian moved to reaffirm the need for the Village to strictly adhere to the
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Guidelines - specifically the immunizations of
Sanitarians, nurses and interns for Hepatitis B. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Dill and was passed unanimously„
Mr. Dopp moved to have the Health Department staff submit immunization
records for TB and Hepatitis B on an annual basis starting next month. It was
seconded by Dr. Boyajian and passed. unanimously.
8. Mr. Christie will review Scott Franks inspirational book to be discussed at
the next meeting.
9. The budget hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 16, 1995, in the
lower level meeting rooms. Board members are encouraged to go.
10. Articles submitted to the Board of Health by Health Department Staff to
be reviewed for news articles will be discussed at the April meeting.
11. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Yiannias
Health Coordinator
cc: President and Board of Trustees
Village Manager
Assistant Village Manager
Administrative Assistant
Village Attorney
Village Clerk